Articles tagged "Katrina Carrasco"
Celebrate Pride Month!

June is Pride Month, and we’re celebrating with these new and forthcoming LGBTQ titles!
OUT OF THE SHADOWS: Reimagining Gay Men’s Lives by Walt Odets
RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston
BIRTHDAY by Meredith Russo
GIDEON THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir
NATURALLY TAN: A Memoir by Tan France
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco
WILD IS THE WIND: Poems by Carl Phillips
A WHISPER OF BONES: A Jane Lawless Mystery by Ellen Hart
HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
FIND ME by André Aciman
SALT SLOW by Julia Armfield
GODS WITH A LITTLE G by Tupelo Hassman
WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER: A History by Hugh Ryan
Round ‘Em Up, Cowboy!
Yeehaw! We’ve wrangled some mighty fine Westerns to kick off your #FridayReads!
True stories of wild west heroes, a November LibraryReads pick, collected tales of the American West, and a quintessential Western novel–strap on your cowboy boots and dive in!
SHOTGUNS & STAGECOACHES: The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West by John Boessenecker
The true stories of the Wild West heroes who guarded the iconic Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains, battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives.
“A rip-roaring history of moving the mail in the wildest of the Wild West days.”–Kirkus Reviews
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco
November 2018 LibraryReads Pick
A vivid, sexy barn burner of a historical crime novel, THE BEST BAD THINGS introduces readers to the fiery Alma Rosales—detective, smuggler, spy.
“Readers looking for sexy, dangerous action unencumbered by apologetics will love this book. Carrasco is an author to watch.”–Library Journal, starred review readmoreremove
Starred Review Roundup (10/29/18)
Save a spot on your shelves for these forthcoming titles with multiple starred reviews:
IN EXTREMIS: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin
by Lindsey Hilsum
2019 Carnegie Medals Longlister
FOUR starred reviews!
“This intense biography is highly recommended for everyone, including journalism junkies, history buffs, and casual readers.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A rip-roaring life rendered extremely well.”— Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“This is riveting personal and professional history, told with skill and sincerity…Hilsum has created something truly worthy of her subject, a biography that reads like high adventure, a masterwork that will draw well-deserved attention to a heroic witness.” — Booklist, starred review
“This unputdownable account will inspire future journalists, especially women, and should find wide audiences among those interested in global crises and international affairs.”— Library Journal, starred review
THE BEST BAD THINGS
by Katrina Carrasco
Two starred reviews and a November 2018 Library Reads pick! 1887—Former Pinkerton Women’s Bureau agent Alma Rosales is tasked with searching for stolen opium in Washington Territory and uncovering a thief while going undercover as a man. “Breath-catching pacing, tantalizingly rough-and-tumble characters who are somehow both distasteful and deeply relatable, palpable erotic energy, and powerful storytelling make this a standout.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
THE BEST BAD THINGS + NEWCOMER = November LibraryReads Picks! Penny + Moriarty = Hall of Famers!
OH HAPPY DAY! Katrina Carrasco’s THE BEST BAD THINGS and Keigo Higashino’s NEWCOMER are November 2018 LibraryReads picks! 
THE BEST BAD THINGS
“Stellar… Carrasco succeeds in coupling a feminist historical that maintains period plausibility with an exploratory queer narrative rarely seen in the crime genre. Even readers uninterested in Alma’s identity journey will be impressed by her intelligence and social acumen, and drawn by the constantly shifting politics and well-timed reveals of the plot. Breath-catching pacing, tantalizingly rough-and-tumble characters who are somehow both distasteful and deeply relatable, palpable erotic energy, and powerful storytelling make this a standout.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
NEWCOMER
“Part Sherlock Holmes, part Harry Bosch, Higashino’s hero is a quietly majestic force to be reckoned with. Here’s hoping his demotion continues to bring him to the attention of readers from East to West.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
And in other news that makes us #squee, Louise Penny’s KINGDOM OF THE BLIND and Liane Moriarty’s NINE PERFECT STRANGERS are LibraryReads Hall of Famers!
Booklist’s “Summer Book Club Bash” Webinar Titles
We hope you were able to tune in to Booklist’s “Summer Book Club Bash” webinar today, but if not, here are all the titles Anne presented, plus a link to Reading Group Gold, Macmillan’s book club website:
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah* | 9780312577230 | Available now
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah* | 9781250080400 | Available Now (trade paperback)
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty* | 9781250069825 | Out 11/6/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
TRULY MADLY GUILTY by Liane Moriarty* | 9781250069801 | Available Now (trade paperback)
THE REMOVES** by Tatjana Soli | 9780374249311 | Available Now
DAUGHTER OF MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert | 9781250137661 | Out 2/19/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert | 9780312304355 | Available Now (trade paperback)
DAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN* by Sarah Bird | 9781250193162 | Out 9/4/18
A WELL BEHAVED WOMAN* by Therese Anne Fowler | 9781250095473 | Out 10/16/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
INVISIBLE: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster* by Stephen L. Carter | 9781250121974 | Out 10/9/18 (LR: 8/20/18)
THE BEST BAD THINGS** by Katrina Carrasco | 9780374123697 | Out 11/6/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
THE SUN DOES SHINE: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row* by Anthony Ray Hinton | 9781250205797 (Oprah Book Club Edition) | Available Now
WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A Black Lives Matter Memoir* by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele | 9781250171085 | Available Now
IF YOU LOVE ME: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction** by Maureen Cavanagh | 9781250297341 | Out 9/4/18
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND* by Louise Penny | 9781250066206 | Out 11/27/18 (LR: 9/20/18)
THE LOST MAN* by Jane Harper | 9781250105684 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
THE DRY* by Jane Harper | 9781250105622 | Available Now (trade paperback)
FORCE OF NATURE* by Jane Harper | 9781250105653 | Out 1/8/19 (trade paperback)
THE SILENT PATIENT* by Alex Michaelides | 9781250301697 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18)
CAPE MAY* by Chip Cheek | 9781250297150 | Out 4/30/19 (LR: 2/20/19)
TREEBORNE** by Caleb Johnson | 9781250169082 | Available Now
NUMBER ONE CHINESE RESTAURANT** by Lillian Li | 9781250141293 | Available Now
THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET* by Yara Zgheib | 9781250202444 | Out 2/5/19 (LR: 12/20/18) readmoreremove
Happy #BookBday, Tatjana Soli!
Happy #BookBday to THE REMOVES by Tatjana Soli!
The New York Times bestselling author’s expansive and transfixing new novel “is an epic, enthralling look at the American West in the mid-1800s”* and tells the intertwining stories of fifteen-year-old Anne Cummins, frontierswoman Libbie Custer, and Libbie’s husband, the Civil War hero George Armstrong Custer. “With visceral, vibrant language, Soli paints a stark portrait of the violence, hardship, and struggles that characterized the American West.” — *Booklist, starred review
We can’t wait for these other historical Westerns to hit library shelves:
THE BEST BAD THINGS by Katrina Carrasco (available November 6, 2018 from MCD/FSG)
HEARTS OF THE MISSING by Carol Potenza (winner of the 2017 Tony Hillerman Prize; available December 4, 2018 from Minotaur Books)
THE WIDOWS by Jess Montgomery (available January 8, 2019 from Minotaur Books)